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Tanzania parliament votes on PM resignation amid corruption scandal
Tanzania's parliament voted on Saturday to dismiss senior officials, including the attorney general and the minister of energy, following a report released earlier this week implicating public officials in a scandal involving fraudulent payments of (More) |
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UK Home Secretary announces new anti-terrorism bill
UK Home Secretary Theresa May on Monday outlined the new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill to combat ongoing national security threats. The bill will expand the power of authorities to suspend outgoing and incoming international travel of person (More) |
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UK student found guilty of terrorism-related offense in semi-secret trial
Last week a law student was found guilty for a terrorism-related offense in the UK after a semi-secret trial. The Turkish-born student, Erol Incedal, was found guilty of possessing a bomb-making document that is likely useful to terrorists. Prosecut (More) |
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Qatar announces plans to address controversial migrant worker laws
The Qatar government on Sunday pledged to announce new labor legislation by 2015 in an effort to improve conditions for migrant workers. The Qatar labor ministry announced the initiative by stating, "e intend to effect meaningful and lasting chan (More) |
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Canada PM urges stronger anti-terrorism laws in response to shooting
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced plans to strengthen Canada's anti-terrorism laws in a statement to the Canadian Parliament on Thursday. Harper's plans for increased security measures comes in response to an attack by a lone gunma (More) |
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UAE migrant domestic workers facing abuse: HRW
Female migrant domestic workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are facing abuse and exploitation , Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. The group pointed to UAE's visa sponsorship program, coupled with the lack of laws to protect domesti (More) |
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The Crisis in Hong Kong: Can Comparative Law Help?
JURIST Guest Columnist Shubhankar Dam, of the Singapore Management University, proposes a solution to the underlying issues which caused the ongoing protests in Hong Kong ... Nearly three weeks after they began, Hong Kong's student-led protests show (More) |
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Zimbabwe drafting cyber laws to regulate social media
The Zimbabwean government stated this week that it is in the process of developing new cyber laws to regulate social media. Caecilia Nyamutswa, legal director of the regulatory organization Potraz , communicated to an information and communication t (More) |
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Germany publishes new draft cybersecurity law
The German Federal Ministry of the Interior on Friday published its revised proposal for a new IT security law. The draft law seeks to protect the privacy of German citizens and improve the IT security of companies operating in the country by impo (More) |
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Brazil president signs law expanding rights of domestic workers
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Friday signed into law a measure providing basic protections to Brazilian domestic workers . The law limits domestic workers' work weeks to 44 hours, and the work day to eight hours. The law also creates a mini (More) |
Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.
Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.
